Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt 579 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 60
- Fatal crashes
- 60
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 60
Between 2020 and 2024, 60 vehicles described as 2021 Peterbilt 579 were involved in 60 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 60 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
12%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 10%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2 | 14 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 70 percent of the share for Peterbilt 579: 5%
- About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.9 times the share for Peterbilt 579: 1%
- About 1.3 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 579: 46%
- About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2021 Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.3% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.3% | 46.4% | 32.9% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 43 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 30 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 23 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 11 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| Wyoming | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2023 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Aiken County, South Carolina | US-1 COLUMBIA HWY | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Madison County, Alabama | US-72 SR-2 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | I-80 RAMP | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-223 E BEAR MOUNTAIN BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Lake County, Florida | CR-44 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Fresno County, California | N RUSSELL AVE | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Smith County, Texas | SR-110 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | I-76 MAINLINE TPKE | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-4 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-440 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Nowata County, Oklahoma | US-169 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Union County, Mississippi | I-22 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Putnam County, Florida | US-17 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Howard County, Maryland | US-1 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Crook County, Wyoming | I-90 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Lewis and Clark County, Montana | SR-MT 200 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Dinwiddie County, Virginia | I-85 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2022 | Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Will County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Kern County, California | OLD RIVER RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama | US-80 SR-8 | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | Merced County, California | OLIVE AV | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.